Thursday, December 31, 2009

She Survived Surgery


Hannah had her tonsils and adenoids removed on Tuesday. Her tonsils were large. She snored very badly. The ENT said that they were really bad. Her adenoids had actually started growing into her nasal cavity.
She was one of those children that do not react to coming out of anesthesia very well. She kept trying to pull her i.v. out of her arm. I could tell that Greg was having a hard time watching her in post-op. I hated to see her going through it.
She said that her throat is not hurting her as much now. Our only problem is she is not wanting to eat or drink. I have told her that if she doesn't drink she will get dehydrated and would have to go to the hospital. I told her they would have to put another needle in her arm. That has helped to get her to drink.
I took Ethan to the pediatrician Wednesday. When we were referred to the child development department at Vandy, they suggested that we try Ethan on meds for ADHD. He is at about a 2.5 to 3 year old level. We are concerned that his lack of attention span and lack of focus is contributing to him being behind. The peds is referring us to a psychiatrist since he is only four at this time. We just want to find out what needs to be done to help him out. He does not seem to retain much of what he is being taught. If they can tells us other ways to help him that would be great.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Update on Ethan

So, I heard from the geneticist on Friday about Ethan's test results. They did find that there is an abnormality on chromosome 10. Unfortunately the lab that ran the test has never seen this before so they do not know what it might be affecting. Also, without any information about his birth parents they would not be able to tell us anything. At least we know that there is something that we need to pray about. We know that God has provided healing for us through Jesus Christ and that He is the God of miracles.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Recovery From Surgery

So, I had my sinuses cleaned out last Tuesday and he had to shave some off of one of my bones. I had an air bubble inside of one of my bones. Most of the pain has gone away. It has been nice to be able to just relax. I have to go back to work on the 30th.